February 28, 1999

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland women's tennis team swept both singles and doubles to shutout the University of West Virginia, 9-0, at the Tennis Bubble.

In the top three positions, senior Meg Griffin (Topeka, Kan./Topeka West) and juniors Lorraine Bittles (Nashville, Tenn./Brentwood Academy) and Stacy Walkowitz (Coral Springs, Fla./Coral Springs) were winners. In other singles matches, senior Adrienne Pavelko (Vienna, Va./Bishop O'Connell) and freshman Courtney Perkins (Seattle, Wash./Mt. Ranier) also won in the No. 5 and 6 spots. Griffin and Perkins are both 5-1 on the season.

At the No. 4 position, sophomore Chrissie Terrill (Plano, Tex./The Hockaday School) is still undefeated for the spring season at 6-0. She topped West Virginia's Shannon Price by a convincing 6-1, 6-3 score.

The three doubles teams of Griffin-Bittles, Walkowitz-Terrill and Pavelko-Perkins dominated the Mountaineers. They combined to win the three matches 24-4.

Singles
1. Meg Griffin (M) def. Meghan Cornwall (WV)           6-3, 6-0
2. Lorraine Bittles (M) def. Jodi Firestone (WV)       6-3, 6-2
3. Stacy Walkowitz (M) def. Ellie Earles (WV)          6-4, 6-2
4. Chrissie Terrill (M) def. Shannon Price (WV)        6-1, 6-3
5. Adrienne Pavelko (M) def. Amy Workman (WV)          6-1, 6-1
6. Courtney Perkins (M) def. Sarah Tritt (WV)          6-1, 7-5

Doubles
1. Griffin/Bittles (M) def. Cornwall/Firestone (WV)         8-2
2. Walkowitz/Terrill (M) def. Earles/Andrea Pintaric (WV)   8-1
3. Pavelko/Perkins (M) def. Price/Workman (WV)              8-0